Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-19
XIX. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1887.
Sonata.

senate.
Bills were reported from committees
and placed on the calendar as follows
Confirming the title TO certain lands IN
Florida changing the boundaries OF
the Fourth collection district OF Vir-
ginia. -,
Mr.. Evarts presented the credentials
Of Frank Hiscock as senator from the
State of New York, for the full term
commencing March 4, 1887, which were
placed on file.
Mr.. Edmunds presented the con-
ference report on the Utah polygan1y
bill in the shape of a substitute for
both the Senate and House bills.
The substitute, consisting Of twenty
seven sections, and occupying nineteen
printed pages, was read in full by the
clerk.
Speeches were made against the con-
ference report by Messrs. Vest, Call,
Butler. and Hoar, and in favor Of it by
Messrs. Edmunds and Ingalls,.
The conference report was agreed
to-yeas 81, nays 13-as follows:
YEAS. - Messrs. Allison, Bowen,
Cameron, Cheney, Cockrell, Colquitt,
Conger, Cullom, Dolph, Edmunds,
Evarts, Farwell, Frye, George, Hale,
Harrison, Hawley, ingalls,, Jones of
Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, Mcmillan,
Mcpherson, Malone, Henderson,
Maxey, Miller, Mitchell of Oregon,
Morgan, Spooner, Walthall, Williams,
and Wilson of Iowa-37.
NAYS. -Messrs. Blackburn, Brown,
Butler, Call, Coke, Gibson, Hampton,
Harris, Hoar, Kenna, Ransom, Vance,
and Whitthorne-13.
Pairs were announced between
Messrs. Berry and Teller, Vest and
Plumb, and Van Wyck and Gray.
The bill now goes to the President.
The Senate then, at 3 o'clock, pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the
river-and-harbor appropriation bill.
The bill reported by the Committee on
Commerce as a substitute for the bill
passed by the House was read in full
and then the various amendments offer
ed by the chairman of the committee
(Mr. McMillan) were adopted. These
were generally an increase of the
amounts of the various items.
On motion, Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas,
and after statements by himself and
his colleague, Mr.. Berry, the item for
the Arkansas river was increased from
1925, 900 to $50, 000-yeas, SO f; nays,
II.
On motion of Mr.. Butler. the item
for improving Charleston barbor was
increased from $4,000 to $500, 900,
with the understanding that the bill for
that improvement passed by the Senate
pending in the House should be re-
called.
Without disposing of the bill the
Senate, at 5:25, adjourned till to-mor-
row.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Haynes. of New Hampshire,
stated that on Tuesday next at 3 O'Clock
he would ask the House to take appro-
pirate action relative to the death of
Senator Pike, of New Hampshire.
Considerable time was spent III a per
sonal dispute between Mr.. Tarsney, OF
Michigan, and Mr.. Ranney, of Massa-
chusetts, over the conference report
upon the local Michigan bill. Mr..
Tarsney accused Mr.. Ranney of having
acted in bad faith, which charge Mr.
Ranney repudiated.
The Senate amendments to the in-
valid pension appropriation bill were
non-concurred in and conference or
dered.
Mr.. Townshend, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported bill ap
propriating $i,G63, l04 for the payment
of Mexican and other pensions. The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole.
The vetoed pension bill was taken
up and the House refused to pass the
bill over the veto-yeas, 142 nays,
9S-aot the necessary two thirds IN
the affirmative.
On motion OF Mr. Randall, private
business was dispensed with and the
House went into Committee of the
Whole for the further considera-
ton of the Senate amendments
to the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. Matters ran very easily.
The recommendation of the Commit
tee on Appropriations asto concurrence
or non-concurrence being agreed to,
except in the case of the amendment
authorizing the President to expend
$40, 600 for the purpose of investigating
the merits of the method practiced in
Mexico and Brazil for preventing yell
low-fever by incubation, which was
concurred in Notwithstanding the re-
commentator of the Appropriations
Committee to the contrary.
After dsposing of 1876 of the 26o
amendments the committee rose, and
the House, at 5 O'Clock, took recess
until 1850; the evening session to be
for the consideration of pension bills.
The House at the evening session
passed twenty-three pension bills.